Arriva

Why does Arriva get a rating of 6.5?

• Enough training
• No short notice shift changes
• People get proper breaks
• No unpaid extra work
• Easy to book holiday
• Easy to change shifts
• Easy to take sick leave
• Paid accurately
• People recommend their team
• 4+ weeks notice of shifts
• Managers are respectful
• Hard to choose shifts
• People feel stressed
• Not good for parents
• Breaks aren’t paid
• No career progression
• People don’t get sick pay
• Uninformed about head office
• Head office doesn’t understand the frontline

Based on 136 job reviews

Pay ranges

1. Bus and coach drivers

   £10.54–13.59 per hour

2. Train and tram drivers

   £57.5k–64.7k per year

Handy to know

How much notice do people get of their shifts?

24% report getting one week notice or less

14% report getting two weeks notice

3% report getting three weeks notice

52% report getting four weeks notice or more

7% report having a fixed rota

1 week or less

2 weeks

3 weeks

4+ weeks

fixed rota

Based on 135 employees

What contracts are people on?

Full time 94% report having full time contracts (more than 35 hours)

Based on 121 employees

How often do people get paid?

Weekly 88% of people report they get paid weekly

Based on 136 employees

How are people paid?

By the hour 91% of people report they get paid by the hour

Based on 136 employees